Goin' to Kansas City
- ISBN-10
- 0252064380
- ISBN-13
- 9780252064388
- Category
- Jazz
- Pages
- 252
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Nathan W. Pearson
Description
"A big juicy wedge of jazz history. . . . Lots of wonderful stories." -- Los Angeles Daily News "Kansas City was a hub for Jazz bands that crisscrossed the country in the 1930s. . . . The interviews go beyond jazz into the infamous political machinery that made Kansas City a wide-open and corrupt town where jazz could flourish." -- Choice "A wealth of stories, a good measure of entertainment and a valuable stab at history -- not to mention some great pictures." -- The Kansas City Star
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